Lampsilis

Lampsilis is a genus of freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. There are over 100 species in the genus.

Some species, notably Lampsilis ovata (pocketbook mussel) use aggressive mimicry to lure large predatory fish by using their mantle as a lure, ejecting larvae into the mouth of the fish when they strike. The larvae attach to the gills, using the fish's blood as food for several weeks.

Species

 * Lampsilis abrupta (pink mucket)
 * Lampsilis binominata (lined pocketbook)
 * Lampsilis bracteata
 * Lampsilis cardium
 * Lampsilis cariosa (yellow lampmussel)
 * Lampsilis dolabraeformis
 * Lampsilis fasciola (wavy-rayed lampmussel)
 * Lampsilis floridensis (Florida sandshell)
 * Lampsilis fullerkati (Waccamaw fatmucket, now considered synonymous with L. radiata )
 * Lampsilis higginsii (Higgins' eye pearly mussel)
 * Lampsilis ornata
 * Lampsilis ovata (pocketbook mussel)
 * Lampsilis powellii (Arkansas fatmucket)
 * Lampsilis radiata (Eastern lampmussel)
 * Lampsilis rafinesqueana (Neosho mucket)
 * Lampsilis reeveiana
 * Lampsilis satura
 * Lampsilis sietmani (Canary kingshell)
 * Lampsilis siliquoidea (fatmucket clam)
 * Lampsilis splendida
 * Lampsilis straminea (rough fatmucket)
 * Lampsilis streckeri (speckled pocketbook)
 * Lampsilis teres (yellow sandshell)
 * Lampsilis virescens (Alabama lamp naiad)